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way. If you were affected,
come see us.” Because of
restrictions permitting only
war-time veterans eligible
to receive assistance from
ODVA, Opunui says that’s
where the partnership with
the service organizations
has come in handy. “If we
can’t help you, one of these
VSO’s can.”
‘How can I help?’
In typical Oklahoma fash-ion,
that was the first thing
many thought after an EF5
tornado ravaged parts of
south Oklahoma City and
Moore. “The first thing I
did was visit the offices of
Veterans of Foreign Wars,
The American Legion, and
Disabled American Veter-ans
and asked what they
were doing to assist veter-ans
and how can we help?”
said Oklahoma Depart-ment
of Veterans Affairs
Executive Director John
McReynolds.
Since then,
service representatives
from ODVA have been
working side-by-side
with the service organi-zations
to assist all vet-erans
impacted by the
deadly storm. In just
over a week, more than
300 veterans have visit-ed
the DAV’s mobile
command post, now
stationed in the
Walmart Supercenter
parking lot on S.W. 19th
and I-35 in Moore. ODVA
service reps will stay as
long as it takes to make
sure all affected veterans
receive assistance.
Veteran Service
Rep Jodi Opunui says there
are still many that refuse
help. “There are still veter-ans
that think ‘Someone
needs it more than me’.
Don’t let pride get in the
Welcome to the ODVA Newsletter
In an age when infor-mation
is only a click
away, the Oklahoma De-partment
of Veterans Af-fairs
recognizes the need
to keep our residents,
their families, and our
staff informed of the lat-est
news within the
ODVA. For that reason,
we will now publish a
monthly newsletter to
keep you up to date with
things happening for
Oklahoma’s veterans. If
you have a story you
would like to share, or if
there’s something you
would like to see, contact
us and let us know. This
is your newsletter.
Assistance for Tornado Affected Veterans
June, 2013 Vol. 1, Issue 1
O K L A H O M A D E P A R T M E N T O F V E T E R A N S A F F A I R S
Norman Proposal 2
Ardmore Holiday 2
Sulphur Remodel 2
Clinton Rodeo 3
Lawton CCTV 3
Gone Fishin’ 3
Korean 60 4
Inside this issue:

way. If you were affected,
come see us.” Because of
restrictions permitting only
war-time veterans eligible
to receive assistance from
ODVA, Opunui says that’s
where the partnership with
the service organizations
has come in handy. “If we
can’t help you, one of these
VSO’s can.”
‘How can I help?’
In typical Oklahoma fash-ion,
that was the first thing
many thought after an EF5
tornado ravaged parts of
south Oklahoma City and
Moore. “The first thing I
did was visit the offices of
Veterans of Foreign Wars,
The American Legion, and
Disabled American Veter-ans
and asked what they
were doing to assist veter-ans
and how can we help?”
said Oklahoma Depart-ment
of Veterans Affairs
Executive Director John
McReynolds.
Since then,
service representatives
from ODVA have been
working side-by-side
with the service organi-zations
to assist all vet-erans
impacted by the
deadly storm. In just
over a week, more than
300 veterans have visit-ed
the DAV’s mobile
command post, now
stationed in the
Walmart Supercenter
parking lot on S.W. 19th
and I-35 in Moore. ODVA
service reps will stay as
long as it takes to make
sure all affected veterans
receive assistance.
Veteran Service
Rep Jodi Opunui says there
are still many that refuse
help. “There are still veter-ans
that think ‘Someone
needs it more than me’.
Don’t let pride get in the
Welcome to the ODVA Newsletter
In an age when infor-mation
is only a click
away, the Oklahoma De-partment
of Veterans Af-fairs
recognizes the need
to keep our residents,
their families, and our
staff informed of the lat-est
news within the
ODVA. For that reason,
we will now publish a
monthly newsletter to
keep you up to date with
things happening for
Oklahoma’s veterans. If
you have a story you
would like to share, or if
there’s something you
would like to see, contact
us and let us know. This
is your newsletter.
Assistance for Tornado Affected Veterans
June, 2013 Vol. 1, Issue 1
O K L A H O M A D E P A R T M E N T O F V E T E R A N S A F F A I R S
Norman Proposal 2
Ardmore Holiday 2
Sulphur Remodel 2
Clinton Rodeo 3
Lawton CCTV 3
Gone Fishin’ 3
Korean 60 4
Inside this issue: